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Waves of Silence

Feature Film 98 min · Norway / Morocco / Sweden

Solitude at sea is his companion and faith his moral compass.

When the dead of the sea are laid to rest in the dunes,

the graveyard of the unknown, everything he believes is thrown

into doubt, and the choices he makes will have ripple effects

on all those close to him.

Writer / Director 

Farzad Samsami ​

​Producers

Farzad Samsami and Trude Refsahl

Cast

Amine Ennaji

Nisrin Erradi

Younes Bouab

With support from

The Norwegian Film Institute

Western Norway Film Fund

Arts Council Norway

Gøteborg City Fund, Sweden

TANTE ULRIKKES VEI

Feature Film — In Development

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Tante Ulrikkes vei is a feature film adaptation of Zeshan Shakar’s acclaimed bestselling novel, which has sold more than 160,000 copies in Norway. Set in Oslo, the story follows two young men growing up in the same neighbourhood, but experiencing their surroundings, families and futures in very different ways.

Writer / Director / Producer

Farzad Samsami

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Production Company

GorillaFilm

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​Based on the novel by

Zeshan Shakar

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Development Grant

Norwegian Film Institute

SHORT FILMS

DOAH
FOAD
LAVINA
MY FATHER
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Farzad Samsami

WRITER · DIRECTOR · PRODUCER

GorillaFilm is an independent film production company based in Oslo, Norway, founded by filmmaker Farzad Samsami. The company develops and produces character-driven films with a focus on distinctive voices and stories exploring identity, belonging and the human experience.​ GorillaFilm produced Samsami’s short films MY FATHER, DOAH and LAVINA, as well as his feature film debut WAVES OF SILENCE. The company is currently developing the feature film adaptation of Zeshan Shakar’s acclaimed bestselling novel TANTE ULRIKKES VEI.

farzad@gorillafilm.no

+47 986 13 840

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